Background

Mr. Jonathan D. Gray, also known as Jon, serves as the Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Real Estate of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors and Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII, L.P. Mr. Gray serves as the Global Head of Real Estate for New York of The Blackstone Group LP. He served as the Senior Managing Director of The Blackstone Group LP from 2000 to 2005 and served as its Co-Head of Real Estate Opportunity Funds since 2005. Since joining Blackstone in 1992, ... he has led the privatization of 11 public real estate companies valued at more than $100 billion including Extended Stay America, Wyndham International, Carr America, Equity Office Properties, and Hilton Hotels. He has been responsible for executing a number of significant transactions in the hotel sector, including the acquisition of The Savoy Group, and Homestead Studio Suites and the contribution of 13 luxury hotels to Host Marriott Corporation. In addition, Mr. Gray oversaw the acquisition of five million sq. ft. of various commercial properties, including Rincon Center in San Francisco and 609 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Among the notable transactions he worked on were acquisitions, public offerings, and financings for Hospitality Franchise Systems, PepsiCo., and Transtar. Previously, he worked in the M&A and Corporate Advisory Services group and the Private Equity group at Blackstone. He serves as the Chairman of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. and has been its Director since 2007. He serves as the Chairman of Extended Stay Hotels. He serves as the Chairman of Harlem Village Academies. He has been a Director of Brixmor Property Group Inc. since 2013. Mr. Gray has been a Director of Blackstone Group Management L.L.C, a General Partner of The Blackstone Group LP since February 24, 2012. He serves as a Director of Trinity Episcopal School Corp. He serves on the Board of Directors of The Savoy Group and Homestead Studio Suites. He serves as a Board Member of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), NAREIT, and Harlem Village Academies and Trinity School. He served as a Director of La Quinta Holdings Inc. from February 2014 to November 25, 2014. Mr. Gray served as a Director at Lodgian Inc. from November 25, 2002 to September 15, 2004. Mr. Gray holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School, as well as a B.A. in English from the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

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